Category: San Luis Obispo

How Does Your Southern California City Rank on Fiscal Health?

Commentary Keeping track of your personal finances is important. But, we should also pay attention to the financial well-being of our local cities, as it can impact the community. Until now, we’ve looked at Southern California cities in six counties: Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Imperial. As the city of Huntington…


Shen Yun Leaves the Audience ‘Thinking About Faith and Being a Better Human’ Says Producer

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Erica Stewart, the mayor of San Luis Obispo, was delighted by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo on March 26. As a mayor since October 2021, Mrs. Stewart said, “it’s an amazing show and I think that we are lucky in San Luis Obispo of…


Shen Yun Is ‘Very Uplifting and Makes You Want to Be a Better Person,’ Says Company Owner

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—The last time Laura Iliff, the owner of a construction company, and her daughter Lauren attended Shen Yun Performing Arts was before the pandemic. They loved that experience. This year, when they saw that Shen Yun is at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo, the duo jumped at the chance…


Californian City Offering Groceries For Guns in Drop-Off Event

In an effort to curb gun violence, California’s San Luis Obispo has set aside $12,000 in gift cards for the city’s first Guns for Groceries event, which is planned for this Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Californians dropping off assault rifles will receive a $200 grocery store gift card while handguns,…


Shen Yun’s Orchestra Is ‘Fantastic’ Says Music Composer

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Music composer Timothy Hosman was in for a surprise when he came to watch Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo. Shen Yun is on a worldwide mission to bring back the authentic Chinese traditional culture which existed in the pre-communist era. It is delighting its…


Shen Yun Presents True Traditional Chinese Culture to San Luis Obispo

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Although everyone knows that China is a big nation under the rule of communism, not everyone knows exactly what that means or what it looks like. Shen Yun Performing Arts are using dance and music to express different sides of China as it was in its glory days as well as during…


Rep. Nunes Wants to Keep California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Running

In midst of the summer heatwave, increased energy demands, and worries about possible rolling blackouts due to power shortages, a California Congressman plans to propose legislation aimed at preserving California’s last operating nuclear power plant. U.S. Rep Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) Nunes is expected to introduce the legislation in the House of Representatives on July 9….


Slammed by COVID-19 Shutdown, San Luis Obispo Boosts Newsom Recall

By Faith E. Pinho Los Angeles Times Though in-person service came and went at the Paso Robles winery Paix Sur Terre during the pandemic, alcohol consumption skyrocketed, making for winemaker Ryan Pease’s “best year ever.” But despite personal gains, Pease couldn’t shake the feeling of guilt when talking to neighbors who struggled to run restaurants…


‘Prime Suspect’ Arrested in Student’s 1996 Disappearance

LOS ANGELES—The “prime suspect” in the 25-year-old disappearance of a California college student was taken into custody Tuesday and the San Luis Obispo sheriff planned to announce “major developments” in the case. Paul Flores, 44, who was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996, was taken into custody in the…